Adrian Johnson

TLDR: Greenville-based NEXT launched a $6 million capital fund in January 2023 and hopes to grow it to $12 million. Founderville, previously called the Founders Fund, is focused on funding tech startups

TLDR: Runway AI Inc. is in talks to raise $450 million in new funding on a $4 billion valuation. Runway offers AI-powered video editing tools that streamline the production process. Artificial intelligence

TLDR: Boise-based beauty-tech company BoldHue raised nearly $3.4M in Seed funding. The round was led by Lucas Venture Group and included participation from Capital Eleven, Backstage Capital, Tacoma Ventures, Mark Cuban, and

TLDR: Female-founded technology company, BoldHue, revolutionizing the beauty-tech industry with personalized foundation device Closed oversubscribed seed round, raising nearly $3.4 million, led by Lucas Venture Group Boise-based technology company, BoldHue, has recently

TLDR: – The carbon and emissions technology sector received $17.7 billion in VC investments in 2024 – The sector showed resilience despite market challenges, with stable valuations and continued investor interest In

TLDR: Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund co-leads a $85 million seed round for open-source AI platform Sentient Key Points: Sentient raises $85 million in seed funding to develop an open-source AI platform Founders

TLDR: Key Points: TechCrunch is part of the Yahoo family of brands Cookies are used on their sites and apps for various purposes, including personalized advertising In an article by TechCrunch, it

TLDR: – A U.S. appeals court blocked a Black-owned venture capitalist from funding women-of-color-led businesses – The ruling has had a chilling effect on diversity-focused venture capital funds After a U.S. appeals

TLDR: – VCs share their wishlist for AI startups they hope to see next – AI technology described as transformational with endless applications VCs are constantly presented with pitch decks from AI

TLDR: Many LGBTQ+ individuals in private markets do not feel comfortable coming out at work. Alberto Padilla Rivera, co-founder of Out Investors, emphasizes the importance of LGBTQ+ inclusion in private equity. Many